Wadada Leo Smith America's National Parks
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- Released: October 14, 2016
- Originally Released: 2016
- Label: Cuneiform
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Wadada Leo Smith - trumpet, director of the ensemble, Anthony Davis - piano, Ashley Walters - cello, John Lindberg - bass, Pheeroan akLaff - drums. With America's National Parks, visionary composer and Wadada Leo Smith offers his latest epic collection, a suite inspired by the scenic splendor, historic legacy, and political controversies of the country's public landscapes. Writing for his newly expanded Golden Quintet, Smith crafts six extended works that explore, confront and question the preserved natural resources that are considered the most hallowed ground in the U.S. - and some that should be. America's National Parks was released shortly before Smith's 75th birthday in December, arriving, coincidentally, in the midst of celebrations for the centennial of the National Park Service, which was created by an act of Congress on August 25, 1916. The spark for the project, however, came from two places: Smith's own research into the National Park system, beginning with Yellowstone, the world's first national park; and Ken Burns' 12-hour documentary series The National Parks: America's Best Idea. His 28-page score for America's National Parks was penned for his Golden Quintet, a fresh reconfiguration of the quartet that's been a keystone of his expression for the last 16 years. Pianist Anthony Davis, bassist John Lindberg and drummer Pheeroan akLaff are joined by cellist Ashley Walters, affording the composer and bandleader new melodic and coloristic possibilities. ''The cello as a lead voice with the trumpet is magnificent,'' Smith says, ''but when you look at the possibilities for melodic formation with the trumpet, the cello, the piano and the bass, that's paradise for a composer and for a performer.'
Tracks on Disc 1:
- 1.New Orleans: The National Culture Park USA 1718
- 2.Eileen Jackson Southern, 1920-2002: A Literary National Park
- 3.Yellowstone: The First National Park and the Spirit of America - The Mountains, Super-Volcano Caldera and Its Ecosystem 1872
Tracks on Disc 2:
- 1.The Mississippi River: Dark and Deep Dreams Flow the River - a National Memorial Park c.5000 BC
- 2.Sequoia/Kings Canyon National Parks: The Giant Forest, Great Canyon Cliffs, Peaks, Waterfalls and Cave Systems 1890
- 3.Yosemite: The Glaciers, the Falls, the Wells and the Valley of Goodwill 1890
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